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Maokai

Maokai

Sap Magic P

Sap Magic

Innate: Periodically, Maokai empowers his next basic attack to have an uncancellable windup and heal him for 4% − 12.8% (based on level) maximum health after a 0.25-second delay.
Each time Maokai casts an ability, hits at least one enemy champion or epic monster with Sapling Toss, or is struck by an enemy's ability, Sap Magic's cooldown is reduced by 4 seconds, modified to 1.5 if he is hit by a large monster's basic attack or ability.
Sap Magic resets Maokai's basic attack timer, and will not trigger if he is above 95% maximum health.
Bramble Smash Q

Bramble Smash

Cooldown: 7/6.5/6/5.5/5

Cost: 40 Mana

Range: 600

Maokai knocks back nearby enemies with a shockwave, dealing magic damage and slowing them.

Magic Damage: 65 / 110 / 155 / 200 / 245 (+ 2 / 3 / 3 / 4 / 4% of the target's maximum health) (+ 40% AP)

Bonus Monster Damage: 120 / 130 / 140 / 150 / 160

Total Monster Damage: 185 / 240 / 295 / 350 / 405 (+ 2 / 3 / 3 / 4 / 4% of the target's maximum health) (+ 40% AP)

Twisted Advance W

Twisted Advance

Cooldown: 14/13/12/11/10

Cost: 60 Mana

Range: 525

Maokai contorts into a mass of moving roots, becoming untargetable and dashing to the target. Upon arrival, he roots the target.

Magic Damage: 60 / 85 / 110 / 135 / 160 (+ 40% AP)

Root Duration: 1 seconds

Sapling Toss E

Sapling Toss

Cooldown: 18/17/16/15/14

Cost: 60/65/70/75/80 Mana

Range: 1100

Maokai flings a sapling to the target area to stand guard. More effective in brush.

Magic Damage: 50 / 75 / 100 / 125 / 150 (+ 5% bonus health) (+ 25% AP)

Total Enhanced Damage: 100 / 150 / 200 / 250 / 300 (+ 10% bonus health) (+ 50% AP)

Enhanced Damage Per Tick: 33 / 50 / 67 / 83 / 100 (+ 3% bonus health) (+ 17% AP)

Nature's Grasp R

Nature's Grasp

Cooldown: 130/110/90

Cost: 100 Mana

Range: 3000

Maokai summons a colossal wall of brambles and thorns that slowly advances forwards, damaging and rooting any enemies in the path.

Bonus Movement Speed: 40 / 50 / 60%

Magic Damage: 150 / 225 / 300 (+ 75% AP)

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Playing the matchup

Playing as Maokai

  • Saplings can be tossed into brush for empowered effect - but don't stack well.
  • Try looking for flanks or other situations where Nature's Grasp is unavoidable or takes enemies by surprise.
  • Maokai's passive makes him extremely durable against focus fire from spells - so long as he can still basic attack something.

Playing against Maokai

  • Saplings will chase the first enemy that gets too close, but detonate after a few seconds or if they collide with other enemies. Be especially careful around brush sapling, as they are much more dangerous.
  • The cooldown on Maokai's self healing is heavily gated on how many time you hit him with spells. Careful about wasting abilities on him.
  • Maokai will avoid taking damage while he's using Twisted Advance, so don't waste your spells.

Lore

Maokai is a rageful, towering treant who fights the unnatural horrors of the Shadow Isles. He was twisted into a force of vengeance after a magical cataclysm destroyed his home, surviving undeath only through the Waters of Life infused within his heartwood. Once a peaceful nature spirit, Maokai now furiously battles to banish the scourge of unlife from the Shadow Isles and restore his home to its former beauty.